Willa France:  

Dear 1967 classmates and other THS friends: Since so many of the class of '67 have now signed on to this website, I thought it was time that I did so as well. (Probably turning 60 and nostalgia that seems to increase with age influenced my decision as well.) As you see, I have undergone a dramatic change (several years ago, in fact). I have never been happier. My wife (a psychologist) and I will be married 37 years in February. We have one son, Nelson, 23 years old, in graduate school at West Virginia University. We have been living in an East Harlem, Manhattan brownstone for 25+ years. After Tillamook High, I spent a year at OSU then moved to Long Island, New York to a college for naval architecture and marine engineering. On graduation, I worked for Esso Int'l Corp for several years before attending law school here. I joined a maritime law firm in 1977 and practiced there until it was dissolved in September 2006, since when I have been self-employed as a maritime technical, litigation and legal consultant. (Not a good time to be on...Expand for more